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Lexicon :: Strong's G2556 - kakos

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κακός
Transliteration
kakos (Key)
Pronunciation
kak-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:469,391

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxiv. κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος.

Strong’s Definitions

κακός kakós, kak-os'; apparently a primary word; worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious:—bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x

The KJV translates Strong's G2556 in the following manner: evil (40x), evil things (3x), harm (2x), that which is evil (with G3458) (2x), wicked (1x), ill (1x), bad (1x), noisome (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x
The KJV translates Strong's G2556 in the following manner: evil (40x), evil things (3x), harm (2x), that which is evil (with G3458) (2x), wicked (1x), ill (1x), bad (1x), noisome (1x).

  1. of a bad nature

    1. not such as it ought to be

  2. of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting

    1. base, wrong, wicked

  3. troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κακός kakós, kak-os'; apparently a primary word; worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious:—bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.
STRONGS G2556:
κακός, κακῇ, κακόν, the Sept. for רָע (from Homer down), bad (A. V. (almost uniformly) evil);
1. universally, of a bad nature; not such as it ought to be.
2. (morally, i. e.) of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting; base, wrong, wicked: of persons, Matthew 21:41 (cf. Winers Grammar, 637 (592); also Buttmann, 143 (126)); Matthew 24:48; Philippians 3:2; Revelation 2:2. διαλογισμοί;, Mark 7:21; ὁμιλίαι, 1 Corinthians 15:33; ἐπιθυμία, Colossians 3:5 (Proverbs 12:12); ἔργα (better ἔργον), Romans 13:3. neuter κακόν, τό κακόν, evil i. e. what is contrary to law, either divine or human, wrong, crime: (John 18:23); Acts 23:9; Romans 7:21; Romans 14:20; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Hebrews 5:14; 1 Peter 3:10; 3 John 1:11; plural (evil things): Romans 1:30; 1 Corinthians 10:6; 1 Timothy 6:10 (πάντα τά κακά all kinds of evil); James 1:13 (Winers Grammar, § 30, 4; Buttmann, § 132, 24); κακόν ποιεῖν, to do, commit evil: Matthew 27:23; Mark 15:14; Luke 23:22; 2 Corinthians 13:7; 1 Peter 3:12; τό κακόν, Romans 13:4; τά κακά, Romans 3:8; κακόν, τό κακόν πράσσειν, Romans 7:19; Romans 9:11. (Rec.); Romans 13:4; (2 Corinthians 5:10 R G L Tr marginal reading); τό κακόν κατεργάζεσθαι, Romans 2:9. specifically of wrongs inflicted: Romans 12:21; κακόν ἐργάζομαι τίνι (to work ill to one), Romans 13:10; ἐνδείκνυμι, 2 Timothy 4:14; ποιῶ, Acts 9:13; ἀποδίδωμι κακόν ἀντί κακοῦ, Romans 12:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9.
3. troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful: neuter κακόν, an evil, that which injures, James 3:8 (Winers Grammar, § 59, 8 b.; Buttmann, 79 (69)); with the suggestion of wildness and ferocity, θηρία, Titus 1:12; substantially equivalent to bad, i. e. distressing, whether to mind or to body: ἕλκος κακόν καί πονηρόν (A. V. a noisome and grievous sore), Revelation 16:2; κακόν πράσσω ἐμαυτῷ, Latinvim mihi infero, to do harm to oneself, Acts 16:28; κακόν τί πάσχω, to suffer some harm, Acts 28:5; τά κακά, evil things, the discomforts which plague one, Luke 16:25 (opposed to τά ἀγαθά, the good things, from which pleasure is derived). (Synonym: cf. κακία.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
12:12
Matthew
21:41; 24:48; 27:23
Mark
7:21; 15:14
Luke
16:25; 23:22
John
18:23
Acts
9:13; 16:28; 23:9; 28:5
Romans
1:30; 2:9; 3:8; 7:19; 7:21; 9:11; 12:17; 12:21; 13:3; 13:4; 13:4; 13:10; 14:20; 16:19
1 Corinthians
10:6; 13:5; 15:33
2 Corinthians
5:10; 13:7
Philippians
3:2
Colossians
3:5
1 Thessalonians
5:15
1 Timothy
6:10
2 Timothy
4:14
Titus
1:12
Hebrews
5:14
James
1:13; 3:8
1 Peter
3:9; 3:10; 3:12
3 John
1:11
Revelation
2:2; 16:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2556 matches the Greek κακός (kakos),
which occurs 51 times in 46 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:41 - They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 - “But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - Then the governor said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:21 - “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:14 - Then Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 - “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:22 - Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:23 - Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13 - Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 - But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9 - Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 - But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:30 - backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:21 - I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls),

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17 - Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:19 - For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:6 - Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:5 - does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:33 - Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:7 - Now I[fn] pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:2 - Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 - Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:15 - See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10 - For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:14 - Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12 - One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 - But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13 - Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:8 - But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For

“He who would love life
And see good days,
Let him refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips from speaking deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:11 - Let him turn away from evil and do good;
Let him seek peace and pursue it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12 - For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:11 - Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but[fn] he who does evil has not seen God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 - “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 - So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.
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